Dracula: Prince of Many Faces. His Life and His Times [Inscribed]

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1989. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (24.25cm); red and black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and publisher's logo embossed onto front cover; dustjacket; xxii,[2],3-261,[5]pp. Inscribed by Radu Florescue on the title page: "To David Dickens / With best wishes / R. Florescu." Recipient's occasional light pencil markings and annotations in the margins and on one terminal leaf. Text edges foxed, with a slight roll to spine; Very Good. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $19.95), showing mild surface wear and some faint yellowing and foxing to the edges on verso; Near Fine. Detailed study of the historical Transylvanian prince Vlad Dracul, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula. Uncommon inscribed. Florescu (1925-2014) was a Romanian academic and professor of history at Boston College. 89319.